Traffic-guide.



UNIT@ @TAT ,is Pim! TRAFFIC-GUIDE.

i desees.

Specification of Letter Patent.

PatentedJan. 5, 1915.

application .led January 27, 1914. v Serial No. 814,635.

To all lwhom t may concern .Be it known that I, Romanian W. Ron'-v nmon,a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county ofSummit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new' and usefulImprovements in Trafiic.-Guides, of which the following isaspeciication.

'Ihis invention relates to trai'lic guiding' means and, with regard tocertain more speciicfeatures thereoffto a stationary device adapted tobe located at the intersection of two or more traffic paths.

One of theobjects of the present invention is to provide a simple andpractical .ated by the crossing policeman for regulating the traiic.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in art hereinafter pointedout.

he invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangements of parts which will beexempliiied in the device hereinafter described, and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein is illustrated one of variouspossible embodiments of the present invention: Figure 1 is asemi-diagrammatic view of the complete device, certain parts being shownin section; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Similar referencecharacters denote corresponding parts in both views.

Referring now to the drawing and more particularly to F ig. 1 in whichthe present linvention is shown as applied to the intersection of twostreets, there are erected upon the opposite and diagonal cornerssupporting means, such as ornamental posts 5,

1 having a cable G stretched between the upper portions. Suspended fromthis cable above the intersection of the streets is a casing 7, providedwith a hood 8 adapted Ito protect it from the weather, as well as toprotect illuminating lights 9 located around its four sides. The sidesof this Icasing 7 are provided with advertising holding means, such ascleats l0 for holding re# movable cards. 'lo the lower part ofY thereceptacle and Well above the path of traflic are positioned threeauxiliary receptacles 11, 12 and 18 'respectively'. These receptaclesare preferably made with ground glass surfaces bearing legends thereon,such as Ilire Closed and Open, and are provided with illuminating means14: and 15 therein, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. Theilluminating means are preferably ordinary electric lights, and may bewired' in the manner shown and connected with switches or push buttons,whereby the lights may be turned on and off at will by the trafhcpoliceman at the corner. These push buttons are preferably located in acasing 17 mounted on one of the posts. v i

In the present embodiment it will be noted the device is adapted for usewhere trafhc normally has a right vof Way in a north and ysouthdirection, the east and west traffic being subservient thereto. Thisbeing the case when the north and south traic is to be closed to permiteast and west traliic both push buttons are pressed which willilluminate the signs on all four sides, So as to indicate that the northand south traflic is closed, and that the east and west trailic is open.On breaking-the contacts vby the `push buttons or' switches the lightsare all extinguished, thus indicating that the north and south trailichas the right of way. In

case of fire the upper push button 18 ispressed, which will illuminatesign 11 and simultaneously ring a bell 19 within the casing, which isconnected by a shunt `circuit froin the main feed wire.`

It is believed that the application and method of use of a device ofthis character is clear from the above description, vand a furtherdiscussion thereof is unnecessary.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be made,without departing from the scope thereof, I intend that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be in terpreted as illustrative and not in a limit- 'ingsenseHaving thus described my invention what Iiclaim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a traffic guiding device, in combination, supporting meansadjacent the intersection of a plurality of paths of traffic, supportingposts located on the corners of intersecting streets, a casing suspendedsaid agljlg the intersect-ion, L.

ing Smeets, means im' illuminating the @ntne devlceyhand specxal .meansmounted on nue 0i said pos's adaped t@ illuminate pre de-ermnerf signsai; will.

